Set For Life: Official Guide, Rules, Odds & How to Play
Set For Life is a new type of lottery game where you can win £3,600,000 - paid in £10,000 monthly payments spread over 30 years.
Unlike most of the lottery games where the top prize is paid as a lump sum, Set For Life top prize is paid monthly.
The Set For Life draw takes place every Monday and Thursday and 5 main numbers are drawn, along with 1 Life Ball. Match 2 main balls to win the minimum prize. Match 5 numbers plus the life ball to win the top prize jackpot.
You can increase your chances to win the jackpot and play these Set For Life most often winning combinations. You can play Set For Life online on National Lottery website.
The first Set For Life draw was held on 18 March 2019.
Odds of winning Set For Life jackpot and other prizes
Set For Life offers eight different prize tiers. There are two annuity prizes, the jackpot which is paid out over a period of 30 years and the next prize after jackpot which is paid over 1 year. Check the table below with prize structure details and the odds of winning each.
| Main Numbers | Life Ball | Odds | Win |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 in 15,339,390 | £10,000 every month for 30 years |
| 5 | 0 | 1 in 1,704,377 | £10,000 every month for 1 year |
| 4 | 1 | 1 in 73,045 | £250 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 in 8,116 | £50 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 in 1,782 | £30 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 in 198 | £20 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 in 134 | £10 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 in 15 | £5 |
Winning VS Losing Combinations
Did you know that after each Set For Life draw, there will be exactly:
Winning Combinations: 1,236,210 (8%)
Losing Combinations: 14,103,180 (92%)
Winning Probability Calculations
In the UK Set For Life lottery, you have to pick 5 numbers from 1 to 47 and 1 Life Ball number from 1 to 10. To win the smallest prize, you need to match at least 2 main numbers. The number of combinations that will always win any prize after each draw is calculated as follows:
Total Number of Combinations
The total number of ways to choose 5 numbers from 47 and 1 Life Ball number from 10 is given by:
\( \binom{47}{5} \times \binom{10}{1} = \frac{47!}{5!(47-5)!} \times \frac{10!}{1!(10-1)!} = 1,533,939 \times 10 = 15,339,390 \)
Non-Winning Combinations
To find out how many combinations do not win any prize, we calculate the number of ways to match fewer than 2 main numbers:
Matching 0 Main Numbers
The number of ways to pick 5 main numbers from the remaining 42 and 1 Life Ball number from 10 is:
\( \binom{42}{5} \times \binom{10}{1} = 850,668 \times 10 = 8,506,680 \)
Matching Exactly 1 Main Number
The number of ways to pick 1 correct main number and 4 numbers from the remaining 42, along with 1 Life Ball number from 10, is:
\( \binom{5}{1} \times \binom{42}{4} \times \binom{10}{1} = 5 \times 111,930 \times 10 = 5,596,500 \)
Total Non-Winning Combinations
Adding the non-winning combinations:
\( 8,506,680 + 5,596,500 = 14,103,180 \)
Winning Combinations
Subtracting the non-winning combinations from the total number of combinations gives the number of combinations that will always win any prize:
\( 15,339,390 - 14,103,180 = 1,236,210 \)
Therefore, there are 1,236,210 combinations that will always win any prize after each draw in the UK Set For Life lottery.
So that means, 92% of all possible Set For Life combinations will not win a prize after each draw and only 8% of combinations will always win a prize.
With our system, you will be able to play the winning 8% Set For Life combinations frequently.
How to win Set For Life
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